Wow.
There's our KR/PR
Ha, awesome. I like it a lot.
Yup, solid pick this late. Love the competition this creates for the 4,5,6, spots at WR.
Looks like AR will be cleaning the WR house soon. Look out Wilbur! :o
I didn't think they'd take him because they took Avant.
Brown
Gaffney
Pinkston
Avant
Lewis
McMullen
McCants
Bloom
Obviously Bloom makes it. So who is out? DO they keep 6?
Does this mean Lewis and McMullen are both gone?
Great pick.
For months I've been thinking in the back of my head that I'd like the Eagles to give this kid a shot.
Great for the KR/PR...
Mahe's one step closer to a full time job at Chickie & Pete's.
Hedging their bet on Pink?
See ya McMullen.
I also think we add a vet with June 1st cuts. Hopefully a proven guy.
If so, see ya Greg Lewis.
the eagles are switching to the "arena offense"
Please be G LEW
Wilbur's outta here.
Wikipedia's got this on him, for the curious.
Jeremy Ryan Bloom (born April 2, 1982 in Fort Collins, Colorado) is an American Olympic skier and model.
Bloom grew up in Loveland, Colorado. His father, Larry Bloom, is Jewish and a psychology professor at Colorado State University and his mother, Char, is a ski and fly fishing instructor. He has an older brother, Jordan, and an older sister, Molly.
Bloom grew up skiing at the Keystone Resort, where his mother was an instructor. He attended Loveland High School and was the star football player of their team, as well as a track state champion. Bloom joined the US Freestyle Ski Team at age 15, and was the #1 ranked men's freestyle skier in the world by age 19. He competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City, Utah, where he placed #9. Bloom also competed in the 2002 US Nationals, coming in at #1.
Bloom's experiences at the Olympics were documented in a special that aired on MTV. Bloom subsequently received a modeling job with Tommy Hilfiger Jeans.
Bloom is a former wide receiver and punt returner for the University of Colorado's Buffaloes football team. Bloom was declared ineligible to play by the NCAA for accepting skiing endorsements. The NCAA denied his eligibility after a long legal battle because according to NCAA regulations student-athletes are not permitted to endorse products. Exceptions are not given for endorsement deals earned in non-NCAA sports like freestyle skiing. However, Bloom has now declared football as his priority, continues to train, and attended the NFL's combine after the 2006 Winter Olympics in Italy.
What makes Bloom a good pick is his PR skills.
i weary of picking Blubber here
2 new guys, 3 definates (brown, pink, gaff)...leaves a bunch of guys competing for one possible spot.
I absolutely LOVE this draft.
Great weekend
Give me a QB and RB and I will kill a bottle of Vodka.
I'm already half there.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 30, 2006, 01:36:46 PM
I absolutely LOVE this draft.
Great weekend
Give me a QB and RB and I will kill a bottle of Vodka.
I'm already half there.
Yeah if they can get those two postions or even a safety I would be ecstatic for their day 2. I am hoping for Humes, Bell, or Riggs next I think there are still going to be some QBs there in round 6.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on April 30, 2006, 01:40:02 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 30, 2006, 01:36:46 PM
I absolutely LOVE this draft.
Great weekend
Give me a QB and RB and I will kill a bottle of Vodka.
I'm already half there.
Yeah if they can get those two postions or even a safety I would be ecstatic for their day 2. I am hoping for Humes, Bell, or Riggs next I think there are still going to be some QBs there in round 6.
Those are my 3 RBs as well.
But we don't need a safety. We've got 4.
Them not taking a safety tells me that Lewis and Dawk are coming back.
Can Bloom beat out Mahe? Do they have enough RB's on the team to oust Mahe? Time will tell.
shtein, we already drafted three guys who some mocked in the first, two of whom were mocked in the top 10. And to do so, we only gave up a fourth, Hollis and Artis. Christ, this has been amazing.
HAHA. they got bloom. :yay
Bloom = Tim Dwight.
At least that's what I'm hoping. I'm excited about this pick because you know he's elusive from his freestyle skiing days, he has a hard work ethic being an olympian, and he seems like a pretty smart kid.
As soon as the Eagles drafted him I thought he was going to be our KR. I like the prospect of having him return Punts and being back there with Perry on kicks.
(http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/uploads/photos/perm/main/POGLCNOAKMOD/Bloom_2.jpg)
Caption: "Jeremy Bloom throws a pass."
Hmmmmmm.....
i absolutely love this pick...hopefully he's the return man & that's 1 less area to worry about.
Posted on EMB.... :sly
OutSports.com (http://www.outsports.com/entertainment/20050421bloom.htm)
QuoteJeremy Bloom is Sports' Hottest Man
Skier/footballer answers questions about gay fans, players
By Cyd Zeigler jr.
Outsports.com
In the championship round of the "King of the Hardwood" contest on our Discussion Board, skier and football player Jeremy Bloom knocked out soccer player Michael Owen, 56% to 44%, to continue his reign as sports' hottest man. Bloom won the contest last year as well.
Bloom made a splash in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Utah with his boyish good looks and performance in the moguls, and was soon gracing ads for Joe Boxer and Tommy Hilfiger, among others.
After a stellar freshman year playing for the University of Colorado football team, in which he set the school record for longest touchdown catch (94 yards), Bloom was banned from playing again by the NCAA for accepting sponsorships for his skiing.
Bloom took some time while in British Columbia, shooting a new Warren Miller film, to answer some questions about gay fans, gay players, and where he sees himself fitting in in the NFL.
OUTSPORTS: How do you feel about being regarded by gay men as the best-looking man in sports?
JEREMY BLOOM: To be honest, I don't really feel honored that much. Not because it's "gay men" but because I think outside beauty is a shallow thing. It would be an honor to me if I was regarded by people as a man with great character and determination.
OS: Have your teammates in football, or other skiers, ever given you a hard time for being "the model"?
JB: Of course, and it's all in good fun. I'm the first one to make fun of myself, I don't mind that at all. I want to spend my limited time on this world living life to it's fullest and have the most fun I can.
OS: Does it matter to you whether a fan is straight, gay or otherwise?
JB: Not at all. A person's sexual preference has no bearing on their character.
OS: Have you ever had a friend come out to you?
JB: No, I haven't.
OS: Would you feel uncomfortable with a gay teammate in the locker room?
JB: That's a tough question. It would definitely be a little awkward. But I could get over it.
OS: If you were an NFL franchise, what round would you draft you in and why?
JB: I would draft me in the fourth or fifth round. I have potential, but I'm not a sure bet like some of the incredibly talented college prospects.
With his back-to-back King of the Hardwood titles, many of our readers would obviously draft Jeremy with the No. 1 pick.
Jeremy can be found on the cover of the latest issue of Outside magazine.
Posters of Jeremy - with and without a shirt - are available at his Web site.
http://www.JeremyBloom.com
(http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/uploads/photos/perm/main/POGLCNOAKMOD/Bloom_9.jpg)
QuoteOUTSPORTS: How do you feel about being regarded by gay men as the best-looking man in sports?
I'm sure Garthia loves this pick.
Well, he won't be wearing #15 here. Pick a new number, kid.
He can wear it in the preseason at least...
Nah, its retired by the team (Steve Van Buren)
Plus WRs are allowed to wear 11-19 now.
D'oh! Gimme a break... it's late and I've been at work all day. Tired as hell. :P
All good, homie.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 01, 2006, 01:03:52 AM
Well, he won't be wearing #15 here. Pick a new number, kid.
#34? :paranoid
I want to see Avant wearing 18 and Bloom wearing 13. Because the new WR's in the teens thing is all the rage.
Don Banks has an obvious gay man-crush on Bloom (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/don_banks/04/30/snap.judgments/index.html).
QuoteOS: If you were an NFL franchise, what round would you draft you in and why?
What a horrible question.
I think Spads is disappointed he doesn't have a shirtless Bloom photo yet.
Quote from: QB Eagles on May 01, 2006, 08:29:17 AM
I think Spads is disappointed he doesn't have a shirtless Bloom photo yet.
No, but he has this:
(http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/uploads/photos/perm/main/POGLCNOAKMOD/Bloom_8.jpg)
couldn't have said it better
QuoteBIGGEST SURPRISE
The Eagles selected Jeremy Bloom, the Olympic skier who used to moonlight as a receiver and return man for Colorado. The Eagles needed a return man and a potential home run hitter off the bench at wide receiver. So what's the surprise? The Eagles actually did something interesting! Usually, in the later rounds they draft developmental offensive linemen or nice, polite young men from Brigham Young. Bloom gives Philly fans something to talk about and obsess over. In a related note, there's not truth to the rumor that the Raiders planned to draft Bode Miller as a roommate for Sebastian Janikowski.
the last line makes me want to punch my kids in the face
Quote from: Sun_Mo on May 01, 2006, 09:57:25 AM
the last line makes me want to punch my kids in the face
Yeah, but you're always looking for an excuse to do that.
this guy is going to be an offensive tim hauck in terms of how the fanbase embraces him....he is the most beloved eagle in philly...RIGHT NOW
Quote from: FFatPatt on May 01, 2006, 08:37:34 AM
Quote from: QB Eagles on May 01, 2006, 08:29:17 AM
I think Spads is disappointed he doesn't have a shirtless Bloom photo yet.
No, but he has this:
(http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/uploads/photos/perm/main/POGLCNOAKMOD/Bloom_8.jpg)
He looks like the dude OJ killed
Quote from: FFatPatt on May 01, 2006, 07:34:19 AM
I want to see Avant wearing 18 and Bloom wearing 13. Because the new WR's in the teens thing is all the rage.
It is. And I hate it.
Im so interested in seeing more stories about Jeremy Bloom and his backround. I really havnt heard anything about this guy over the past 5 months.
Quote from: MURP on May 01, 2006, 01:40:53 PM
Im so interested in seeing more stories about Jeremy Bloom and his backround. I really havnt heard anything about this guy over the past 5 months.
Yeah, I agree. Also, have you heard anything in the last 10 seconds about Brett Favre? I need some info.
Looks like the guy tweener from Prison break.
Quote from: FFatPatt on May 01, 2006, 01:42:11 PM
Quote from: MURP on May 01, 2006, 01:40:53 PM
Im so interested in seeing more stories about Jeremy Bloom and his backround. I really havnt heard anything about this guy over the past 5 months.
Yeah, I agree. Also, have you heard anything in the last 10 seconds about Brett Favre? I need some info.
Word on the street has it he's been knighted, then sainted. ALL HAIL!
Here is NFL.com's write-up of his strengths:
Bloom is a good athlete with the natural explosiveness and elite playing speed to make big plays running with the ball. He has the agility and quickness to make tacklers miss, keeps his feet vs. hard hits and has the burst to hit a crack at full speed. He has good hands and has shown the ability to reach out and pluck the ball away from his body well and can twist his body to adjust and make tough catches. He is an explosive and dangerous returner who is a legit touchdown threat every time he touches the ball. He runs good deep routes and really shows the explosive burst to get separation deep.
I highlighted what I really like about him - he's a speedster with balls. Gotta love that combination because they are extremely fun to watch and also extremely productive.
And his weaknesses:
Bloom has yet to prove himself as a starting receiver at Colorado and his ability to stay healthy catching a lot of passes over an entire season is a real concern. Despite being a naturally explosive player, he does not get off the ball and into routes consistently quick -- too often he is adequate in release vs. air. He does not run sharp short/medium routes and struggles to consistently get separation on them. He gives away routes by going up and down before cuts and rounds off cuts at times. He is shorter than ideal and lacks the bulk strength to break tackles consistently.
Looks like he will be raw as a WR, but a big time playmaker at KR/PR - and that is all I'm really asking for in a 5th round pick. Anything extra besides being a TD threat on KR/PR is icing on the cake.
I'm really excited about him getting us excellent field position this year. :yay :yay
I honestly could care less if the guy ever lines up at WR if he's the kind of game breaking return guy that scouts say he can be.
I'm really excited about him ridding us of the Mormon Power Ranger.
the fact that this guy was planted in ski boots for all that time, with really no solid use of his ankles, and come out after only a month layoff from skiing, and run a 4.5 should tell you something. He had no time at all to work on his running drills and still posted that.
Shows you how athletic the kid kid is. We'll see
i hear they are installing moguls at the link for this season.
Quote from: reese125 on May 01, 2006, 04:11:10 PM
the fact that this guy was planted in ski boots for all that time, with really no solid use of his ankles, and come out after only a month layoff from skiing, and run a 4.5 should tell you something. He had no time at all to work on his running drills and still posted that.
Shows you how athletic the kid kid is. We'll see
I heard he's been clocked in the mid 4.3s in the past...
I heard he can cure lepresy.
Quote from: Eaglez on May 01, 2006, 02:01:37 PMkeeps his feet vs. hard hits and has the burst to hit a crack at full speed
First the OutSports article and now this. I think bionic just fainted.
The Eagles are shaping up to be quite the All-Metro team. :P
At least we'll be able to say that our players can outpose any others.
(http://www.outsports.com/entertainment/jeremyshirtless.jpg)
(http://www.pathguy.com/jeff_garcia.jpg)
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(http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/uploads/photos/perm/main/HCHECFOAKMOD/jeangilles_cmb470_060430.jpg)
sexy
:-D @ BigEd and Tomahawk.
Whoa. MJG has National Geographic tits. Also when the FRONT of your neck looks like you swallowed two hotdogs sideways, you might have what doctors call an obesity problem.
hmmmm.....apparently he's dating that annoying Cameran chick from MTV's Real World San Diego...
(http://myspace-568.vo.llnwd.net/00669/86/56/669196568_l.jpg)
This guy is going to make Jesse Palmer look like a lumberjack.
She looks different in that pic. She's annoying but damn I wanted to tap that ass. I hung out with Robin from RW SD 3 years ago in St. Louis. She was actually pretty cool and nothing like the bitch you saw on TV.
Here's her Myspace (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=27878112)
BigEd, myspace stalker extraordinaire.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on May 01, 2006, 10:42:23 PM
She looks different in that pic. She's annoying but damn I wanted to tap that ass. I hung out with Robin from RW SD 3 years ago in St. Louis. She was actually pretty cool and nothing like the bitch you saw on TV.
Were her cans that large in person, or did the camera add ten pounds?
i was secretly hoping to get bloom the whole time, but it was such a non-eagles liek pick, i kind of forgot about him as the draft was goign on. it's about time the eagles do something interesting.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 02, 2006, 09:48:55 AM
i was secretly hoping to get bloom the whole time, but it was such a non-eagles liek pick, i kind of forgot about him as the draft was goign on. it's about time the eagles do something interesting.
Because nothing they had done in the draft to that point was interesting? ???
I think he meant personality-wise. Other than Hollis, Hugh and Andrews, these linemen draft picks and free agents that Andy loves are usually dull as a rock...
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 02, 2006, 09:52:12 AM
I think he meant personality-wise. Other than Hollis, Hugh and Andrews, there usually isn't much personality in these linemen...
Bunkley seems loaded with it...if anyone's caught his interviews and stuff.
Whatever he meant, PG thinks he's attacking the front office, so her hackles are bristling, her teeth bared. Beware of Homer, phatty.
Quote from: Zanshin on May 02, 2006, 08:25:10 AM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on May 01, 2006, 10:42:23 PM
She looks different in that pic. She's annoying but damn I wanted to tap that ass. I hung out with Robin from RW SD 3 years ago in St. Louis. She was actually pretty cool and nothing like the bitch you saw on TV.
Were her cans that large in person, or did the camera add ten pounds?
They were huge, not proportion with her body at all. She was wearing a sleeveless shirt and they made her arms look tiny. She's way shorter than you think too, like 5'2.
A whole 25 seconds between my post and your response. Damn..... :-D
Quote from: Diomedes on May 02, 2006, 09:54:01 AM
Whatever he meant, PG thinks he's attacking the front office, so her hackles are bristling, her teeth bared. Beware of Homer, phatty.
No, actually I wasn't. I was just curious as to how Jeremy Bloom was the first excitement of the draft after such an incredible first few rounds.
The Bloom selection was definitely out of character for Andy. He usually picks nice, solid, plodding guys from the midwest in the later rounds. Not lightning rods who ski bumps at a world-class level.
I was also stunned when I saw the pick flash. It took me a second to realize what they had done since it was so unexpected.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on May 02, 2006, 09:49:36 AM
Because nothing they had done in the draft to that point was interesting? ???
jesus. i just mean andy and co. usually play the safe route in the later rounds, picking developmental offensive linemen or projects from byu. they nevr go for the flashy pick, which in my opinion is what this was. not only does it really help our return game hopefully, he's going to be a player that people love. speedy little white skiier/model playing football, thats a good story.
he should change his name to LeJeremy Bloom...it's the in thing to do.
LeWingspan has a nice ring to it.
would ya look at that
after such an incredible first few rounds
holy hyperbolistic homerism batman!
bloom is white so i'm not surprised andy picked him late.
LMFAO @ LeWinger!
:-D :-D
i remember watching bloom in one of those athlete challenge thingys on tv about 2 years ago, and he smoked everyone, including several nfl players.
would it be totally gay for a dude to get a bloom jersey?
because, um, a friend of mine was wondering.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 02, 2006, 10:42:54 AM
would it be totally gay for a dude to get a bloom jersey?
because, um, a friend of mine was wondering.
you get a bloom jersey & i'll get a garcia jersey....then maybe we could go camping or something.
Well, since he's clearly a lock to make the team, I'd go ahead and spring for an authentic if I were you.
Quote from: hunt on May 02, 2006, 10:44:46 AM
you get a bloom jersey & i'll get a garcia jersey....then maybe we could go camping or something.
that sounds swell.
liberace gay
liberace was gay?
but it would go so nice with my pink breast cancer hat.
whats the over under on when the fans start calling for bloom to be the QB
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 02, 2006, 10:59:17 AM
whats the over under on when the fans start calling for bloom to be the QB
Easy. It will be exactly after they run the first successful trick play with him throwing the ball.
Quote from: FFatPatt on May 02, 2006, 11:09:48 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 02, 2006, 10:59:17 AM
whats the over under on when the fans start calling for bloom to be the QB
Easy. It will be exactly after they run the first successful trick play with him throwing the ball.
Then the taterskins will give him $30 million....
I did a search for Jeremy Bloom on youtube and this came up.
I'm not even going to say anything, just see for yourself.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=S6ikMpNAhz4&search=jeremy%20bloom
Quote from: Philly Forever on May 03, 2006, 01:50:41 AM
I did a search for Jeremy Bloom on youtube and this came up.
I'm not even going to say anything, just see for yourself.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=S6ikMpNAhz4&search=jeremy%20bloom
Someone should tell that fat chick that poster is not edible.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on May 03, 2006, 01:57:12 AM
Quote from: Philly Forever on May 03, 2006, 01:50:41 AM
I did a search for Jeremy Bloom on youtube and this came up.
I'm not even going to say anything, just see for yourself.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=S6ikMpNAhz4&search=jeremy%20bloom
Someone should tell that fat chick that poster is not edible.
I think you're underestimating her abilities.
In case anyone is wondering, that video clip shows a fat chick licking a poster of Bloom. No football clips or anything like that. Just pathetic internet garbage.
And it begins:
Quote
Bloom-Mania Sweeps Philly
May 2, 2006
By CHRIS McPHERSON
A dozen interview requests. Demand for his jersey. The admiration of women everywhere.
All this for a fifth-round draft pick who hasn't played football in two years?
Well, how many fifth-round draft picks have modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch, scored a VJ contract for MTV, sued the NCAA, went to the Olympics twice, won world championships as a skier and still had time to make it into the gossip columns as the love interest of Paris Hilton?
One.
Meet Jeremy Bloom.
Eagles director of merchandising Steve Strawbridge hasn't met Bloom yet, but he already has been impacted by his selection. Moments after Bloom became the 147th overall pick of the 2006 NFL Draft, Strawbridge's cell phone began to ring.
"My phone rang the most when he was picked and everyone asked will we have his jersey," Strawbridge said.
So, will the Eagles have it?
"We can guarantee that we're going to carry his jersey," he said. "Brodrick Bunkley and Winston Justice (the Eagles' first and second-round picks) will help this team tremendously, but we will sell more Bloom jerseys. He's very popular with the women and he has local ties (Larry, his father, went to Lower Merion High School and he still has family in the suburban Philadelphia area)."
Bloom's jersey will not be available until he signs his contract and is assigned a number, but Reebok, the official outfitter of the NFL, thinks Bloom's jersey could be the team's top seller this season.
"We anticipate Eagles fans, especially female fans, making Bloom's jersey a top-seller among the team's jerseys this year," said Eddie White, vice president of team properties for Reebok. "He's a dynamic player with a great personality and story, which will make him a standout player from a fan apparel production standpoint."
At Chickie's and Pete's sports bar in South Philadelphia, you can always find someone to chat about the Eagles with. Now, with the addition of Bloom, you will find more female fans joining in the conversation. Beth, a 22-year-old hostess, has a simple message for Bloom's admirers.
"He's my new boyfriend," she said. "When I found out who he was, I was like 'He's really hot.' I've told everyone that he's mine. He has to come into the restaurant and meet me when he gets to town."
Beth never even heard of Bloom until her mother, Betty, said to check out his picture on the Eagles' website because he looked like he was 'son-in-law material.'
Eagles director of media relations Derek Boyko doesn't have to deal with Bloom's marriage proposals, but he does have to sort through the number of media outlets looking to do an interview with the new Eagle. Boyko said that a draft pick hasn't received this kind of attention since Donovan McNabb in 1999. There were 62 draft picks in-between McNabb and Bloom.
"We've dealt with high-profile guys before, but he's high-profile for a different reason. We realize that," Boyko said. "It's exciting in one regard that he is getting a lot of attention because he is a unique story, but his priority and our priority as a team is that he needs to do whatever it takes to become the best football player he can. He realizes that and he's totally on board with that."
See that's just it. Bloom wants to be just another football player. He doesn't want to draw the ire of teammates and coaches. The Eagles believe that Bloom can well, bloom, into something special in the return game this season. Special teams coordinator John Harbaugh isn't concerned that Bloom has been out of football for two years.
"One thing about him is he's highly, highly motivated," said Harbaugh. "He pays a lot of attention to detail. Even though he was out of football for two years, I think he can make it up real quick. He's going to be right in the mix in our return game and our coverage units as well."
If Bloom wasn't special, it might be easy to think of him as another football player. He was named to the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team at age 15 ...15! During his senior year at Loveland (Co.) High School, he helped lead the team to the state title.
He signed a letter of intent to play at the University of Colorado, but put off college football for a year to pursue his dream of competing in the Olympics. He finished ninth in Salt Lake City, but he became the youngest World Cup freestyle moguls champion ever that year.
Bloom still wanted to play college football, so he returned to the University of Colorado in 2002 where he made an instant impact. The first time he touched the ball, he returned a punt 75 yards for a touchdown. EI have nothing to contribute. ??? :-D (Article had the words E N O U G H S A I D typed.)
After the football season, Bloom would return to the World Cup circuit. To remain competitive, Bloom needed money to pay trainers, physical therapists, etc. The only way to earn this money was through endorsements. The NCAA doesn't allow athletes to earn money for playing sports. Bloom argued it was for another sport, stating that he wasn't getting paid to play football and wasn't skiing for a college team. The NCAA declared him ineligible. Bloom sued the NCAA and lost, but wrote a brilliant commentary on the ordeal for The Sporting News.
Bloom won another World Cup title and a gold medal in the World Championships. He went to the Olympics a second time this past February and finished sixth.
Now, Bloom wants to be a football player. Just that. He wants to be another fifth-round draft pick who is trying to make the final 53-man roster. That journey will begin in less than two weeks at the team's first mini-camp.
Meh. I'm glad that some people have something to talk about now besides the whole T.O/McNabb thing. Thank god. :yay
he is the most beloved eagle in philly...RIGHT NOW
sadly, one fumble is all it will take.
Link (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AnIVgKtBq75hl3zjU.rtGq1DubYF?slug=cnnsi-snapjudgments&prov=cnnsi&type=lgns)
QuoteNEW YORK -- The only decent skiing anywhere close will be a 90-minute drive away in the Poconos -- and decent may be debatable -- but I still think Jeremy Bloom stuck his landing Sunday when he became nascent property of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Bloom, the former Olympic skier and University of Colorado receiver and special teams standout, is now nicely set up for the biggest return of his football career: Making the NFL after a two-year absence from the playing field.
The Eagles took Bloom in the fifth round, making him the 147th overall pick, which is about where he was projected to go on Day 2 of the draft. He'll instantly upgrade Philadelphia's up-in-the-air return game, and there are few teams where Bloom would have a better shot at eventually seeing some playing time as a No. 3 receiver.
"It's a tremendous blessing to be drafted in the fifth round and more importantly than the fifth round, to a team that I think is a perfect fit for me,'' Bloom said. "I don't think there's a better fit for me than Philadelphia. It's a winning environment and they're going to be a playoff team. And they have a coach in (special teams coordinator) John Harbaugh that's one of the best. I'm looking forward to working with him.''
The Eagles last season had a return game by committee, with four different players returning at least two punts, and three different kick returners with at least 10 attempts. Bloom should put an end to those kind of statistics. In his two seasons at Colorado, the speedster was a human highlight reel, scoring on plays of 75 yards or more five times, including four return touchdowns.
The 5-foot-9 Bloom still needs to bulk up to about 185 pounds to withstand the pounding he'll get in the NFL (he's about 175 today). But since competing in the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, in mid-February, he has focused entirely on football training, starting with the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
"I feel comfortable playing football now,'' Bloom said. "I feel like I've been able to transition between those two sports very easily. Obviously, it's a much bigger challenge at the NFL level, and I think the transition will be steeper.''
Steeper, but not too steep for the elusive Bloom. Philly's going to love him. He'll be a modern-day Vince Papale, the special teams dynamo who made D Vermeil's first Eagles team in 1976 as an every-man walk-on out of the ranks of semi-pro ball.
Bloom and the Eagles are a superb match. With skiing now in his past, Bloom's career will be headed anywhere but downhill.
it's been 3 days and i'm close to being sick of this guy
join the club...and its only going to get worse a lot worse....i was sick when they picked him as i knew this would happen...i hope hes really really good...hes gonna have to be for me to put up with this crap....wait till theres an influx of mtv teenie bopper girls going to eagles game in the near future...then theres gonna be the great white hope faithful who will revere this cat to unheard of levels...
he's Kyle Korver in shoulder pads
exactly
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 03, 2006, 09:21:44 AM
i hope hes really really good...hes gonna have to be for me to put up with this crap....
Or what?
Seriously, who cares? I think he'll be good. And I think he'll be a fan favorite for a number of reasons. But the publicity doesn't bother me...it's not even like it's his doing. Fact is, it's news...it's not every day an Olympian gets drafted, especially one who models. Like it or not, it is news. Not a big deal at all.
Nobody has a gun to anyone's head to read drivel.
the only thing that sucks is that now I have to deal with even MORE (TO brought a lot of them) idiot chicks who know nothing about football coming to games wearing Bloom stuff. The ones that wear high heels to games in 20 degree weather and makes asses out of themselves.
Constantly giving actual female football fans a bad name.
johnson grillin you wants to cop him a bloom head butter joint
if he contributes even a little bit this year before the end of the season there will be more bloom jerseys at the link than mcnabb or runyan...and that sickens me...so to answer your question i care
i by no means want him to fail or dislike him at all...i hope hes the best return man ever...like i said he will have to be to validate the idiot fans that attach themselves to his cack
Yeah, it would be a nightmare if a bunch of hotties in high heels showed up for tailgates.
Quote from: Zanshin on May 03, 2006, 09:40:15 AM
Yeah, it would be a nightmare if a bunch of hotties in high heels showed up for tailgates.
Who said anything about hotties? Try white trash in high heels.
Hey, since I don't go to many tailgates, I'm allowed to use my imagination. In my mind, they're hotties. Stop screwing it up ;).
Okay, now I've got Jamie Pressley in high heels at a December tailgate wearing nothing but a Bloom jersey...and, whew, she looks cooooold. Don't say anything to f that up for me, okay?
Quotewait till theres an influx of mtv teenie bopper girls going to eagles game in the near future...
Your complaining? As long as they are hot and of legal age it is all good.
Quote
then theres gonna be the great white hope faithful who will revere this cat to unheard of levels...
Why is it always about race with you? Especially when it comes to white people, are you embarassed of race?
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Bloom-Mania Sweeps Philly
"We can guarantee that we're going to carry his jersey," he said. "Brodrick Bunkley and Winston Justice (the Eagles' first and second-round picks) will help this team tremendously, but we will sell more Bloom jerseys. He's very popular with the women and he has local ties (Larry, his father, went to Lower Merion High School and he still has family in the suburban Philadelphia area)."
Sounds to me somone is going to get a roster spot this year, regardless of how he plays. I bet Banner is already doing the math to see how much they can pay him and still make a profit on the merchandising. Maybe a joint marketing deal with Abercrombie?
Why is it always about race with you? Especially when it comes to white people, are you embarassed of race?
im often embarrassed by the white race yes
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 03, 2006, 09:54:39 AM
Why is it always about race with you? Especially when it comes to white people, are you embarassed of race?
im often embarrassed by the white race yes
Right, because it's definately a white thing. It's not like people in general are equally evil and/or retarded, or anything.
Kill Whitey
Hey, this thread is getting dangerously off-topic. Let's get it back to the intended dialog about hotties in high heels.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 03, 2006, 09:54:39 AM
im often embarrassed by the white race yes
I'm often embrassed by the human race.
i'm often embarassed by the skunk race...those fargers smell.
I'm often embrassed by the human race.
ill go with that
i just ordered a bloom jersey in light pink. i can't wait.
did you get the jizz resistant collar?
Quote from: PhillyGirl on May 03, 2006, 09:42:36 AM
Quote from: Zanshin on May 03, 2006, 09:40:15 AM
Yeah, it would be a nightmare if a bunch of hotties in high heels showed up for tailgates.
Who said anything about hotties? Try white trash in high heels.
White trash needs love too.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 03, 2006, 10:28:20 AM
i just ordered a bloom jersey in light pink. i can't wait.
You can't wait to receive the jersey and wear it, or you can't wait for your operation?
Quote from: PhillyGirl on May 03, 2006, 09:42:36 AM
Quote from: Zanshin on May 03, 2006, 09:40:15 AM
Yeah, it would be a nightmare if a bunch of hotties in high heels showed up for tailgates.
Who said anything about hotties? Try white trash in high heels.
farg, we are talking about tailgates. A most tailgates I've been to go from:
White trash in heels(http://sixmeatbuffet.com/images/courtneylove.jpg)
ToHottie in heels(http://cache.kotaku.com/gaming/jessica_alba_12.jpg)
(http://i5.ebayimg.com/01/i/02/c6/b5/cf_1.JPG)
players are gonna be headhunting that kid in training camp
Quote from: PhillyGirl on May 03, 2006, 09:33:33 AM
the only thing that sucks is that now I have to deal with even MORE (TO brought a lot of them) idiot chicks who know nothing about football coming to games wearing Bloom stuff. The ones that wear high heels to games in 20 degree weather and makes asses out of themselves.
I understand your frustration, but you also need to realize the potential entertainment value in yelling at those skanks. I look forward to the show!
BTW...how old is Bloom's father? I wonder if he knows Kobe. :-D
bloom is going to get harassed big time. his size isn't helping him out at all either. i just hope they don't kill him in training camp.
Quote from: mussa on May 03, 2006, 04:35:27 PM
bloom is going to get harassed big time. his size isn't helping him out at all either. i just hope they don't kill him in training camp.
I think that once he runs buy a few guys he will earn their respect and a gold medal should help give him some too.
Quote from: Sun_Mo on May 03, 2006, 09:22:49 AM
he's Kyle Korver in shoulder pads
Because neither one of them play defense?
He's a dreamboat. :o
Quote from: LeWingspan on May 03, 2006, 09:34:59 AM
johnson grillin you wants to cop him a bloom head butter joint
Reading that hurt my eyes a little.
:'(
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on May 03, 2006, 09:52:09 PM
Quote from: mussa on May 03, 2006, 04:35:27 PM
bloom is going to get harassed big time. his size isn't helping him out at all either. i just hope they don't kill him in training camp.
I think that once he runs buy a few guys he will earn their respect and a gold medal should help give him some too.
I dont think he won a gold medal....
I don't think he did, but I do think he won a world championship.
Click Clack
Quote from: mussa on May 04, 2006, 10:29:11 AM
Click Clack
:-D i was hoping to never have to see or hear about that tv spot ever again after this past weekend.
the white cat in that commercial is bloom?
yeah, one of them. AJ Hawk is in there too.
damn i didnt even see hawk but we were trying to figure out all weekend who the one white guy was
link (http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/underarmour/24332/)
(http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/underarmour/24332/images/24332-Jeremy_Bloom_Click-Clack.jpg)
lol...thats him
damn hes hard
http://www.underarmour.com/click%2Dclack/
That was Bloom?!?! :o
As many times as that commercial was on... I thought he was a brotha.
Quote from: MURP on May 04, 2006, 10:35:24 AM
Quote from: mussa on May 04, 2006, 10:29:11 AM
Click Clack
:-D i was hoping to never have to see or hear about that tv spot ever again after this past weekend.
I had to bring it up. It only took us a few hours to figure it out. I still think its Sean Considine. ;)
I hope the Eagles don't let this guy turn into a Jason Seahorn pretty-boy type, spending more time posing for magazines than practicing/playing.
If Bloom has an "edge" to him, and plays nasty, he might just be able to avoid the stereotype.
we don't need no primadonnas on this team.
bloom is not going to play nasty...nor does he need too...hes a KR...what he needs to do is just run to the end zone...like forrest gump
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 04, 2006, 02:54:30 PM
bloom is not going to play nasty...nor does he need too...hes a KR...what he needs to do is just run to the end zone...like forrest gump
momma always said, just score a fargin TD!!
Bloom will wear #11, a very chick-friendly number. :D
Quote from: SwingOnThis on May 04, 2006, 03:33:03 PM
Bloom will wear #11, a very chick-friendly number. :D
like a pair of skis...
no actually its just number eleven (11)
When I go skiing, my skis always look like an X for some reason.
QuoteEagles | Bloom likely taking a financial hit by choosing football
Mon, 8 May 2006 19:02:52 -0700
Marc Narducci, of the Philadelphia Inquirer, reports Philadelphia Eagles WR Jeremy Bloom will likely take a financial hit by choosing the NFL over skiing. His father, Larry Bloom, said, "He has made a lot of money skiing and could have continued to, but he is playing football for the love of the game." Andy Carroll, CEO of Icon Sports Group and the company that represents his endorsements, promotions and marketing, did not divulge his earnings from endorsements but said "seven figures is a fair number." Bloom currently has endorsements with Under Armour apparel, Rip It, 24 Hour Fitness, GNC and Bolle. Most of his contracts with those companies will expire after this year, but it is possible Bloom could renew with some or all of the companies. Mike Ornstein, owner of Sports Link, said, "I don't think sponsors will do a lot before he makes the team and shows he can produce, only because he hasn't played football in a while. he fact that he is a good-looking guy and has a good story, if he can perform, he has an opportunity to make (marketing) money."
well see how much he loves the sport after the first time his snot box gets blown up by a special teams missle
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 09, 2006, 08:16:50 AM
well see how much he loves the sport after the first time his snot box gets blown up by a special teams missle
ha
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 09, 2006, 08:16:50 AM
well see how much he loves the sport after the first time his snot box gets blown up by a special teams missle
I would imagine that has to hurt the same or less than falling down a mountain at 60 mph...
Quote from: SidFarkus on May 09, 2006, 10:57:24 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 09, 2006, 08:16:50 AM
well see how much he loves the sport after the first time his snot box gets blown up by a special teams missle
I would imagine that has to hurt the same or less than falling down a mountain at 60 120 mph...
i really doubt moguls guys go 60 mph, much less 120 mph. i'm pretty sure the record for downhill guys is in the 90s somewhere and those dudes go twice as fast as moguls dudes.
in conclusion, skiiers are wussys.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 09, 2006, 12:03:56 PM
i really doubt moguls guys go 60 mph, much less 120 mph. i'm pretty sure the record for downhill guys is in the 90s somewhere and those dudes go twice as fast as moguls dudes.
in conclusion, skiiers are wussys.
world record speed for downhill is 251 Kph (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_skiing)....which is 155 mph
well maybe they should go 156.
pansies.
snow is soft
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 09, 2006, 12:27:25 PM
snow is soft
Not in the Poconos. Or flying out of the stands at the Linc.
Eagles draft pick Bloom tries to avoid causing a commotion
By Marc Narducci
Inquirer Staff Writer
Gary Wichard is the agent for the Eagles' first-round draft choice, Brodrick Bunkley, but most of the calls he has been fielding from reporters concern a player he represents who was drafted much lower.
"Doesn't anybody from Philadelphia - or anywhere else - want to talk about the first-round pick?" Wichard asked in mock anger.
Apparently the answer is no.
Not when the fifth-round pick is fresh off the Olympic slopes, has movie-star looks, has been a marketer's dream, and has the ability to go coast-to-coast on a punt return.
That's why there has been so much commotion in Wichard's Pacific Palisades, Calif., office over Jeremy Bloom.
Never mind that Bloom hasn't played competitive football since the 2003 season at the University of Colorado. Or that he was not even the first receiver drafted by the Eagles this year. (Michigan's Jason Avant was selected by the Eagles in the fourth round.)
Bloom, the 24-year-old two-time Olympic skier who finished sixth in the men's moguls at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, Italy, is a hot commodity.
"It's like representing a rock star," Wichard said.
The only problem is that Bloom would rather have the profile of a roadie. He is hoping to come to town on Friday, when the Eagles' rookies report for minicamp, with little fanfare and expecting to be treated like any other fifth-round draft choice.
"He doesn't want to be more than any other rookie," Wichard said.
Fat chance, at least from the media's perspective.
Still, Bloom will try to blend in with all his non-Olympian teammates.
"Jeremy's focus is on being a good teammate in Philadelphia," said Andy Carroll, the chief executive officer of Icon Sports Group, the Utah-based company that handles Bloom's marketing, endorsements and promotions. "He doesn't want to be a distraction."
Because of that, Bloom has been declining most interviews since he was drafted. On April 30, the day he was taken by the Birds with the 147th choice, Bloom left no doubt he was happy to be drafted by the Eagles.
"I am just pinching myself that I am coming to Philadelphia," he said.
Even before the draft, Bloom had said he would love to play for the Eagles. His father, Larry, is a 1965 graduate of Lower Merion High, and his aunt Michaelan Cohen lives in Radnor.
Larry Bloom, a professor of psychology at Colorado State University, grew up an impassioned Philadelphia sports fan. In 1960, he was at the Eagles' 17-13 NFL championship win over the Green Bay Packers at Franklin Field. So he knows about the pulse of the Philadelphia sports fan.
"Jeremy is coming from Colorado, where he has had cult-hero status," Larry Bloom said. "I said, 'You are going where the fans are the most passionate' " in the country.
While the motivation for many athletes is money, Jeremy Bloom will likely take a financial hit by joining the NFL.
"He has made a lot of money skiing and could have continued to, but he is playing football for the love of the game," his father said.
While Carroll didn't want to divulge Bloom's earnings through endorsements, he said "seven figures is a fair number."
Bloom's first season of his football contract will fall short of that. Last year, the 147th pick in the draft was cornerback Alphonso Hodge, who was taken by the Kansas City Chiefs. Hodge signed for the rookie minimum of $230,000, plus a signing bonus of $128,750.
According to Carroll, Bloom has endorsements with five companies: Under Armour apparel; Rip It, an energy drink; 24 Hour Fitness; GNC, which sells nutritional supplements; and Bolle, an eyewear company.
Most of those contracts will expire at the end of the year, according to Carroll. It's possible that Bloom could renew with some or all of the companies, and Carroll said Bloom has a number of other options.
"My phone has been ringing a lot, but we want to get him in Philly, settled down and make sure his teammates are comfortable with him," Carroll said. "He's flattered with all the attention, but we want to minimize the sideshow effect."
While Bloom was a marketer's dream as a skier, he is going down a different slope in football. Mike Ornstein, owner of Sports Link, a sports marketing company based in Santa Monica, Calif., said Bloom has to perform on the football field if he is to be a success in marketing.
"I don't think sponsors will do a lot before he makes the team and shows he can produce, only because he hasn't played football in a while," said Ornstein, whose company counts Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush as a client. "The fact that he is a good-looking guy and has a good story, if he can perform, he has an opportunity to make [marketing] money."
Regarding his performance, NFL experts don't really know what to expect.
"He might be a little rusty, but he produced at a high level at Colorado, and there is no reason why he can't be successful returning punts and kicks," said an NFL scout who asked to remain anonymous. "Of course, you have to see how he performs, and for that reason, he is a little bit of a wild card right now."
As for skiing, Bloom said before the draft that he would quit the sport, even recreationally, if an NFL team requested that. Wichard said that "it won't be an issue."
It's the stuff we imbed 9 volts in, silly.
Smoke alarms?
Quote from: MadMarchHare on May 09, 2006, 02:55:35 PM
It's the stuff we imbed 9 volts in, silly.
I prefer Ds
yep, still dreamy.
just checking.
Is anyone watching Bloom on Eagles live? Very well spoken young man.
I was going to watch Eagles Live but decided to get a grain alcohol enema instead. More informative & enjoyable.
Quote from: FFatPatt on May 12, 2006, 05:39:46 PM
I was going to watch Eagles Live but decided to get a grain alcohol enema instead. More informative & enjoyable.
Cmon, there's nothing better than hearing spads filling dead air time in between rookie press conferences :yay
Quote from: FFatPatt on May 12, 2006, 05:39:46 PM
I was going to watch Eagles Live but decided to get a grain alcohol enema instead. More informative & enjoyable.
Whoa dude. Thats a way to make an entrance after a week long vacation. Well met sir.
(http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/uploads/photos/perm/main/IPPDCIPJPMOD/bloom_hp_051206.jpg)
QuoteEagles rookie Jeremy Bloom gives McNabb jersey to Laura Bush
By Joseph White
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON - President Bush welcomed "dudes and dudesses" from the U.S. Winter Olympic team today in a White House ceremony that included a most unusual prop - a signed football jersey from Donovan McNabb.
About 190 Olympians and Paralympians from the Turin Games gathered on the sunny South Lawn for the traditional post-Olympic visit, where the president offered praise for athletes representing sports both traditional and hip.
"We want to thank all the dudes of dudesses of the snowboarders who are here," Bush said.
After speeches by Bush and speedskater Chris Witty, the president was presented with an Olympic torch and was quickly surrounded by athletes who treated him like a celebrity gold medalist. Bush signed a bobblehead doll, posters, jackets and posed for photos - but somehow seemed not to notice when skier-turned-football-player Jeremy Bloom offered the Philadelphia Eagles jersey signed by McNabb.
So Bloom, who was drafted in the fifth round last month by the Eagles, did the next best thing: He gave the jersey to first lady Laura Bush.
"I was here a week before the draft at the Republican gala, and the president and I were talking about where I was going to go in the draft," Bloom said. "He's a big football fan, so I told him I'd bring him a signed jersey."
Bloom, trying to catch on the with the Eagles as a receiver, got the jersey during last week's minicamp. McNabb had no idea what the jersey was for, but Bloom hopes the quarterback likes the gesture.
"I'm trying to get some extra points," Bloom said with a laugh. "I'm trying to be a politician."
The ceremony wrapped up a three-day visit to the nation's capital for the athletes, who thought they had seen and heard everything possible about their Olympic adventure until Bush came up with "dudesses."
That story made me nauseous, mostly from the "dudes and dudesses" comment.
Quote from: FFatPatt on May 17, 2006, 02:02:47 PM
That story made me nauseous, mostly from the "dudes and dudesses" comment.
I pretty much stopped right there too...
What's a Paralympian?
QuoteBloom Meets, Greets President Bush
May 17, 2006
By DAVE SPADARO
The whirlwind sports career of Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Bloom made another historic stop on Wedneday when he and his fellow members of the United States Winter Olympic team visited the White House and spent time with President George W. Bush.
The trip made an impression on Bloom, who has cultivated quite a relationship with the President.
"This morning, we went over to the White House and toured around, saw a bunch of the rooms and hung out, and then we funneled down to what you would call the back porch of the White House and the President came out, and the First Lady (Barbara Bush) came out and spoke. After they spoke they mingled and we got a chance to say hello," said Bloom.
Actually, Bloom and Mr. Bush spent time together recently at a "Republican gala," as Bloom termed it, and Bloom promised Mr. Bush a signed jersey from whichever team drafted him.
President Bush autographed a poster on Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Bloom's back
So on Wednesday, he presented Mr. Bush with a signed Donovan McNabb Eagles jersey.
"He was pretty thrilled with the McNabb jersey," said Bloom.
The visit was more than seeing the White House and spending time with Mr. Bush. It was an opportunity for Bloom to officially end his Olympic and skiing career.
It's all Eagles football from this point forward.
"That was very cool. It's the culmination of the whole honor of representing the country at the Olympics," said Bloom. "You know, you go to Torino (Italy) and you compete as an individual, but with your teammates you represent your country and you get to see all these people.
"Then you leave, and two or three months later it kind of wraps everything up with this trip to D.C. Everybody comes in, everybody gets to see each other one last time. Most of these people typically don't see each other for another four years. I probably won't see most of these people ever again.
"So, for me it was more than just a wrap-up of the Olympics in Torino. It was a wrap-up of that whole career for me. It was special."
What was it like, then? What does the White House have, and what kind of charisma does Mr. Bush have?
"I'll start with the charisma that President Bush has," said Bloom, "all politics aside, the guy is hysterical. He's got an incredibly personality. He's a jokester, he loves athletics, he loves football, he loves baseball. He's very knowledgeable about sports and he's a very down-to-earth guy. He likes to act like a normal guy in front of us.
"The White House itself has a ton of history in it. When you walk around the building and you go inside you see the paintings of all the former presidents, historical photographs all throughout the lover level rooms. Each room has its own theme in history and in colors. There is a lot of history there.
"It was an incredible thrill and honor for me."
Burn him.
He's got an incredibly personality
college boy ay?
i wonder who bush likes? cowboys? im sure his all-time fav was the OILERS ^-^
my interest in an article about Jeremy Blooms trip to the White House manages to rank just below the story about Gaffney wanting Koys number. I heart post draft offseason.
go back to philly.com and read the article comments. funny shtein
Quote from: Sun_Mo on May 17, 2006, 04:08:29 PM
go back to philly.com and read the article comments. funny shtein
Quote
Anybody who seriously comments on this story should examine their life for any meaning whatsoever.
Posted by: SunMo
i ur famis
QuoteYou should probably all throw yourselves into the sun for commenting on this at all. Especially SunMo. Yes, I will throw myself into the sun right after I click "Submit". Have a nice life, dolts.
Posted by: rjs246
CF is making a strong showing in commenting on that article
where is the article comment section on philly.com
http://pod01.prospero.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?nav=messages&tsn=21&tid=339&webtag=kr-phillytm
:-D
QuoteAre you guys serious? How can you badmouth a member of the Eagles? You have to stand behind this team no matter what. :rolleyes:
Posted by: PhillyGirl
Even when there are no eye rolling smilies available she still has to add it in there some how. Classic. :-D
I like how that whole section turned into an extension of CF. Well done losers.
Quality stuff over there.
http://pod01.prospero.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?nav=messages&tsn=41&tid=339&webtag=kr-phillytm
many Eagles are checking in now...it's really incredible.
That is some funny ass shtein.
:-D
Quote
Bloom and Avant are going to be great additions. I think that Bunkley, Justice and Jean-Gilles will also be probowlers. But you know who will really be a great player?! Gocong. Howard might be the greatest free agent pickup in Eagles history and Reggie Brown is on the verge of a record breaking season. EAGLES!
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Posted by: PhillyPhreak54
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* 5/17/2006 4:54 PM
:-D :-D
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 17, 2006, 04:53:33 PM
QuoteAre you guys serious? How can you badmouth a member of the Eagles? You have to stand behind this team no matter what. :rolleyes:
Posted by: PhillyGirl
Even when there are no eye rolling smilies available she still has to add it in there some how. Classic. :-D
I like how that whole section turned into an extension of CF. Well done losers.
Too bad it was not even me. >:(
Actually, what Bloom said about Bush is true. Around all of his cronies, he apparently has a very likeable personality, and is very charsimatic. But he's not to good in front of large crowds, obviously. Kind of like Lyndon Johnson.
But he still sucks at running the country.
Who is the dickbag using my name on there? :-D
Must be rjs since he called me an ArtHomer the other day and then the post from "me" is homertastic.
I knew that wasn't you posting as soon as I read it.
Too pessimistic.
>:D
BTW... here's another screamer:
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It's a shame that Bloom wasn't drafted by the Skins. He would've been able to have been touched by a coaching angel in Joe Gibbs.
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Posted by: Art
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* 5/17/2006 8:01 PM
:-D
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on May 17, 2006, 09:05:13 PM
BTW... here's another screamer:
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It's a shame that Bloom wasn't drafted by the Skins. He would've been able to have been touched by a coaching angel in Joe Gibbs.
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Posted by: Art
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* 5/17/2006 8:01 PM
:-D
;)
Quote from: PhillyGirl on May 17, 2006, 06:10:53 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 17, 2006, 04:53:33 PM
QuoteAre you guys serious? How can you badmouth a member of the Eagles? You have to stand behind this team no matter what. :rolleyes:
Posted by: PhillyGirl
Even when there are no eye rolling smilies available she still has to add it in there some how. Classic. :-D
I like how that whole section turned into an extension of CF. Well done losers.
Too bad it was not even me. >:(
Then someone owes you money in royalties. ;)
That's quality stuff.... especially the Spadaro comment.
Quote
In this new age NFL, you need young, hot, stud muffins to pose with their shirts off. It's the only way to consistently win in today's NFL.
Posted by: Dave Spadaro
I own all of you.
Quote from: FFatPatt on May 17, 2006, 09:25:39 PM
That's quality stuff.... especially the Spadaro comment.
Quote
In this new age NFL, you need young, hot, stud muffins to pose with their shirts off. It's the only way to consistently win in today's NFL.
Posted by: Dave Spadaro
:-D
QuoteJeremy's a great guy. I can't wait to share return duties with him. He left me a 27% tip the other night. Thanks Jeremy!
Posted by: Reno Mahe
lol
So, without going throught the whole thread, did anyone establish who had the time on their hands to craft those CF chuckles?
Reno, Spadaro, McNabb, Art, Andy Reid were all mine
Ahh, so it was a collective effort. Just another step in CF's goal of overtaking the Internet, I suppose.
basically me, FF, RJS and probably a few others
Hey, as long as I'm relatively unscathed...more power to you. Some of those were dead on ;).
Just watched an interview with JBloom on NFL network.
- Said playbook is going to be very tough to learn. huge compared to college.
- Asked what his role would be. Said he's not concerned about his role, he's just going out there and playing hard and trying to soak up everything.
- said president bush is a "cool guy"
- didn't tell McNabb he was giving the signed jersey to Prez. Bushy
everything else is pointless, not like what I wrote before had any point either. love me. click clack.
p.s. - he looked dreamy :-*
http://towleroad.typepad.com/towleroad/jeremy_bloom/index.html
Not that I hang out at this site or anything.
WTF possessed you to post that. :puke
Quote from: cj2112 on May 24, 2006, 04:29:38 PM
http://towleroad.typepad.com/towleroad/jeremy_bloom/index.html
Not that I hang out at this site or anything.
:-D
wtf
even if it were the greatest link of all time...why would you subject yourself to linking that :-D
Dude nobody go to that link, theres homosexuals running all over the place! :paranoid
Quote from: Wingspan on May 24, 2006, 05:47:57 PM
Quote from: cj2112 on May 24, 2006, 04:29:38 PM
http://towleroad.typepad.com/towleroad/jeremy_bloom/index.html
Not that I hang out at this site or anything.
:-D
wtf
even if it were the greatest link of all time...why would you subject yourself to linking that :-D
I'm comfortable with my
homosexuality masculinity. :paranoid
U mean ur comfortable playing hide teh snausage
He signed 4 year deal
World. Series. Champions.
BLOOM SIGNS WITH EAGLES
Profootballtalk.com has confirmed that the Eagles have signed fifth-round wide receiver/kick returner Jeremy Bloom.
Bloom, we've confirmed, signed a four-year deal with a $172,000 signing bonus and minimum base salaries.
We've also learned some of the specifics regarding the fourth-year salary escalator. There are two levels of escalator. Under the lower level, Bloom's fourth-year salary will match the low RFA tender. The higher level pushes his salary to the first-round RFA tender.
Bloom, we're told, can hit the first trigger not only through playing time on offense, but also if he generates 11.1 yards per punt return in any season, 350 total punt return yards in any season, or two punt returns for touchdowns in any season. The second level can be achieved if Bloom makes it to the Pro Bowl.
i laughed during the HR competition last night when i saw that blooms signing made the espn 28/58 ticker....my exact words were "WTF!"
the boy was a world class skier and very popular...sure hes gonna make the news if he gets signed
hes not very popular....he was semi popular for about two hrs during the olympics...most people in the country have no idea who he even is
his ass has no business being on the main espn ticker for that
I was watching the "Meet the Draft Picks" thing on CSN, and Greg Cosell give Bloom a 50/50 shot at making the roster. He says that his big chance will be at returning punts, but he thinks Mahe has the experience edge.
well win you win a world cup skiing championship twice, go to the olympics, get multiple endorsement contracts, play 2 sports professionally--you might make the ticker too bud
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on July 11, 2006, 08:27:33 AM
I was watching the "Meet the Draft Picks" thing on CSN, and Greg Cosell give Bloom a 50/50 shot at making the roster. He says that his big chance will be at returning punts, but he thinks Mahe has the experience edge.
If there's one roster spot between Bloom and Mahe, Jeremy will be back on the slopes in no time.
MAHE IS UNTOUCHABLE!
his contract does not bode well as far as making the roster
hes an automatic practice squader tho...not that wasting a 5th rounder is a huge mistake but if youre gonna take a guy there that you feel is a project then why not ensure him of a spot for at least a year or two to see if you can have him reach his upside...i just cant see him being outright cut
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 11, 2006, 08:44:22 AM
i just cant see him being outright cut
Well, if he shows anything as a return man in the pre-season, he'll probably get signed somewhere else on the active roster, so he wouldn't make it down to the practice squad.
I have a very hard time believing he won't make the roster.
Phantom injury. PUP list.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 11, 2006, 08:44:22 AM
his contract does not bode well as far as making the roster
True. It's structured for little or no impact on the cap if he doesn't pan out. I hope he does, but it's up to him to wow the coaches.
Quote from: Susquehanna Birder on July 11, 2006, 09:06:07 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 11, 2006, 08:44:22 AM
his contract does not bode well as far as making the roster
True. It's structured for little or no impact on the cap if he doesn't pan out. I hope he does, but it's up to him to wow the coaches.
It's always that way with a 5th round pick, though.
he got less money than trent cole got last year...thats all you need to know...
it's all the rage this year. everyone is getting less than the guy who was drafted at the same spot last year
Cole was pick #146
Bloom was pick #147
add to that the fact that bloom hasnt seen a football field in 2 years
= less money
Yeah, I really wouldn't read much into that at all...certainly not at this point.
Bloom Jersey Sales >>>>>> Cole Jersey Sales
OMGJEREMY'SINFULLBLOOM! (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20070517_IN_FULL_BLOOM.html)
:crazy
Barksdale's going to Josh Hancock him in training camp.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on May 17, 2007, 08:25:49 AM
OMGJEREMY'SINFULLBLOOM! (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20070517_IN_FULL_BLOOM.html)
:crazy
these kind of articles make me want to see him be-headed by a hit during his first runback.
Or at least not make the team so we can stop talking about him.
My normally pessimistic self is actually hoping that he can contribute because this team's kick returners have been so ungodly awful for the last several years.
Quote from: rjs246 on May 17, 2007, 08:31:55 PM
My normally pessimistic self is actually hoping that he can contribute because this team's kick returners have been so ungodly awful for the last several years.
Really. If he doesn't make the team as a returner who's back there? Westbrook and/or Lito? There's no counting on Gimpy McGimp B. Johnson right now. Sure Bloom gets some over done print, but if he can break a long return every now and again, I can deal with some articles every so often.
Bloom clips from CSN for the out-of-towners
Clip 1 (http://philadelphia.comcastsportsnet.com/media/video/eagles/051507-Bloom.wmv)
Clip 2 (http://philadelphia.comcastsportsnet.com/media/video/eagles/051607-Bloom.wmv)
(http://media.philly.com/images/bloom05172007.JPG)
(http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/2482/popeyedd7.jpg)
seeing bloom is one of the thing im most looking forward to at camp
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 18, 2007, 08:54:00 AM
seeing bloom is one of the thing im most looking forward to at camp
Ha! I sharted at that.
IGY's goin country
despite his skin color i have high hopes for bloom and i like him
i just know im gonna really really hate his fans
Don't pretend you don't love 14-year-old girls.
Hangin out with teens (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-uQiayaOJ8)
GCobb likes what he sees from Bloom (http://gcobb.com/content/view/62/1/)
It's super that Bloom looks like a fifth grader. How adorable.
I'm actually somewhat excited to see what this jitterbug farger can do back there. Obviously, and I've bitched about this since BMitch rolled out, but the blocking has to be better. But Bloom has the speed to make shtein happen. Can he do it in the NFL? We'll see.
Freakin Reno had 3-4 openings last year where if he had the speed he would of been gone. Bethal or Bloom better get it done.
Bethal or Bloom better get it done.
bethel isnt a punt returner
bethel = kickoffs
bloom = punts
they BOTH can get it done
But they can't BOTH make the team! There won't be a roster spot for Ilaoaoaoaoaoaoaoaoaoaaoaoaaoaoaaoao4!
would you be referring to "nasty" by any chance?
nasty = camp body
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 23, 2007, 11:17:19 AM
Bethal or Bloom better get it done.
bethel isnt a punt returner
bethel = kickoffs
bloom = punts
they BOTH can get it done
re..he...he....eally
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/ananumuss/AceVentura.jpg)
There simply won't be roster spots for both of them in all likelihood.
theres easily room for both of them...the question is a) are both worthy of being kept b) even if they are would reid do it
If the Eagles really want to hang onto Ilaoa, they can stash him on the PS or IR. Cut/get rid of Moats, that's 4 spots in the RB, which opens up another spot for the WR's to keep six.
Curtis/Brown/Baskett/Avant/Bloom/Johnson.
Goodbye GLew.
Or they'll keep GLew over Johnson and hope Bloom's frame can hold up returning KO's too.
i can't wait for my bloom jersey to get here.
i actually sat behind some little 10-12 year old kid wearing a bloom jersey at a game last year. he was getting berated left and right. he may have started crying at one point.
But that didn't make you stop, did it.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 23, 2007, 01:45:36 PM
theres easily room for both of them...the question is a) are both worthy of being kept b) even if they are would reid do it
To do that... you'd have to keep 7 WR's on the roster... 2 of which have little to no value as WR's. IMO... that makes it really hard to keep both of them around which would mean going light somewhere else.
I see it being Bloom or Johnson... not both.
To do that... you'd have to keep 7 WR's on the roster
no you dont...theres no reason greg lewis has to make this team...so youd replace him with johnson and reno with bloom
now im not saying johnson or bloom will even make the team but thats a very simple solution if they prove worthy in camp/preseason
1. brown
2. baskett
3. curtis
4. avant
5. johnson
6. bloom
That's just it. Lewis gives you a lot more at WR than either of those guys at this point. I know Lewis takes a lot of heat but he's useful in this offense in the #3/4 role.
I don't remember the exact stat, but didn't some large percentage of Lewis's catches last year go for 1st downs? He's also the longest tenured WR on the roster... meaning he knows this offense the best... and infinitely better than Bloom or Johnson. The other 4 guys are locks to make the team.
I think that one of either Bloom or Johnson will definitely make the team... but I think for both of them to make it, they'll have to show a whole lot strictly as WR's to push Lewis out the door... at least in Andy's eyes.
in andys eyes are the key words
just because he likes the UDFA story that lewis is doesnt mean lewis is any good...the only advantage lewis has over anyone is the fact that hes been in the offense longer...but just about any wr can do what he does and theres tons that can do it better
and we are talking about the fourth or fifth wr here....is the position really that important...its not a spot thats gonna win or lose you games...whereas KR can be...even if bethel were to be a slight downgrade at (the 4/5) wr id rather have him there over lewis if it meant a big upgrade at the KR spot
my point remains the same theres plenty of room for both bethel and bloom to make the team...but as i also said they have to prove themselves worthy to do so
Agreed. Lewis is actually a serviceable reserve WR and a guy McNabb has some connection with - I don't think Bloom or Johnson have as much of a shot at playing that role.
That said... how much will Lewis really play if Reid wants to see more of Baskett and Avant?
Quote from: EagleFeva on May 24, 2007, 08:17:36 AM
I don't remember the exact stat, but didn't some large percentage of Lewis's catches last year go for 1st downs?
I hate this stat. He's a farging receiver. If a large portion of his catches AREN'T first downs, he's got to suck some serious ass.
Yeah, but a lot of them were on 3rd down! Clutch!
Keep Lewis, he found his niche last season coming in the second half of games to provide a spark. Bloom makes the team as a PR/WR, Johnson gets cut. Simple as that.
stop it
its GREG fargING LEWIS
sheldon brown has to fight to keep his starting job yet greg lewis has a spot on the team locked up in may???
Lewis is one of the 5 best WRs on the team. Wouldn't it make more sense to keep 5 WRs and 1 PR? Or would you rather have them keep 4 WRs and 2 PRs?
bethel johnson is KR/WR....if he returns punts then a lot of things went awry
ideally id like to see
johnson 5th wr and KR
bloom PR
lewis gone
but i fully admit thats probably not going to happen...all i was saying is there is def room for johnson and bloom if they play themselves onto the team
if bethel shows that he cant play wr at all in the offense and/or he isnt the KR they are hoping for then hes gone
Quote from: FastFreddie on May 24, 2007, 08:30:18 AM
Yeah, but a lot of them were on 3rd down! Clutch!
In fact, most of them were on Third and Inches.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 24, 2007, 09:37:18 AM
bethel johnson is KR/WR....if he returns punts then a lot of things went awry
I meant return man.
(http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/27/commentary/column_sportsbiz/sportsbiz/cap_JeremyBloom_equinox.jpg)
Quote from: General_Failure on May 23, 2007, 06:57:12 PM
But that didn't make you stop, did it.
i'm not really getting one sparky.
i'm going the throwback route this year.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 24, 2007, 10:28:30 AM
Quote from: General_Failure on May 23, 2007, 06:57:12 PM
But that didn't make you stop, did it.
i'm not really getting one sparky.
i'm going the throwback route this year.
I think he meant that it didn't stop you from mocking the little boy and making him cry and whatnot, smart stuff.
haha, matt is dumb
ah, my bad, then yes you are correct, i joined in on the fun.
Reid likes Baskett and Avant, so if Lewis stays he's going to be the #5 WR. Why waste it on him if he's hardly going to play? Give the #5 and #6 spots to Bloom and Johnson, if they prove they're worthy in the return game.
Trying to get IGY to be your friend, then? Good luck.
Quote from: EagleFeva on May 24, 2007, 08:17:36 AM
He's also the longest tenured WR on the roster... meaning he knows this offense the best...
Wasn't Reno the most tenured RB on the roster? Maybe they should hire him as a coach!
somthing is seriously wrong with your offense when you have to keep inferior players in it because its to difficult for new guys to learn
Let's not go ahead and pronounce Bloom or Johnson to be superior to anybody just yet.
RIF son....
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 23, 2007, 01:45:36 PM
theres easily room for both of them...the question is a) are both worthy of being kept
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 23, 2007, 01:45:36 PMbut i fully admit thats probably not going to happen...all i was saying is there is def room for johnson and bloom if they play themselves onto the team
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 23, 2007, 01:45:36 PM
if bethel shows that he cant play wr at all in the offense and/or he isnt the KR they are hoping for then hes gone
my god, Im stunned your even considering Bethel F-in Johnson as a wr here. He was brought in here for 1 reason only..as a return man
If he was even remotely close to a worthy receiver on any NFL team, it would of certainly been on New England (and Minnesota). They have been starving for wr's the past years, have the best QB in the game, and hes done nada but catch 13 passes the past 2 years.
yeah, lets throw ol Bethel in at wr and see whats happen...makes sense. Keep G-Lew..hes earned it
have you read a single post in this entire thread
#1 who said "throw him in there"...he has to make the team...youve heard of training camp?
#2 we are talking about a #4 or 5 wr...if youre gonna have a scrub there you might as well have a scrub that can also double duty and improve the kick game
#3 what exactly has greg lewis ever done to earn an automatic spot on this roster
Bethel is a looooongshot. Not only because of Bloom but because of the leg injury.
I hated Greg Lewis as a starter. But his role as the 4th/5th guy is ideal.
id much rather have a downgrade at our #4 or #5 WR spot if it meant improving our return game.
reese is back witha vengence!
id much rather have a downgrade at our #4 or #5 WR spot if it meant improving our return game.
thank you
this sums up in 20 words what i couldnt say in 120
winner
But that fifth receiver is important with as many five wide sets Reid likes to call. You know, those ones where LJ and Westbrook are on the field anyway.
More Bloom clips:
pressure (http://philadelphia.comcastsportsnet.com/media/video/eagles/052507-Bloom1.wmv)
season goals (http://philadelphia.comcastsportsnet.com/media/video/eagles/052507-Bloom2.wmv)
(http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/uploads/photos/perm/main/LFOKCCLIKEGG/eyp-dick-154-070606.jpg)
Somebody punch him in the face. And the guy in that picture he posted.
Jeremy Bloom, Pittsburgh Steeler (practice squad).
My guess is they'll bring him to camp next to year succeed the other ex-Eagle return specialist on the roster out there.
Whether Bloom sticks or not... I'm sure Tomlin won't be dumb enough to wait until a week before the season starts to cut him after making him the only viable option at PR.
Is there a reason why 4 people are staring at this thread?
Bots are not people.
I thought it was bumped because he died or something.
I watched a story, on Real Sports I think, where his sister is some big shot in LA with running high stakes poker games for Hollywood folk.
That sounds a hell of a lot more interesting than whatever the farg Bloom is doing.
can somebody unbump this back to 2008?
Quote from: Diomedes on January 21, 2014, 02:15:54 PM
Bots are not people.
And you keep his sexual orientation out of this